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Category: Thoughts

Thoughts

Cover Designer to the Rescue: Jenny from Seedlings

9 October 2015By Normandie

  Final cover coming soon! And then it will be available for Pre-Order!! Release date: November 25. I’ll tell you more once I have the

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New Bern AUTHOR EVENT Sept 12, 2015

8 September 2015By Normandie

I’ll be one of several authors at the Craven Country Library in New Bern, NC, this coming Saturday from 1-4 PM. If you’re in the

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Other folks' books Thoughts women's fiction

Summer at Hideaway Key by Barbara Davis

13 August 2015By Normandie

Breaking my I-don’t-post-reviews-here rule once again. Obviously, it’s a silly rule, meant to be broken when the urge comes upon me–as it did this morning

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Heavy Weather Media Review Southern fiction Thoughts women's fiction

Who Doesn’t Love to Read Accolades?

15 July 2015By Normandie

I mean, really? You don’t?  I get it. Maybe you don’t like to read accolades about other people’s books. I do. They let me know what

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WOMEN’S FICTION LAUNCH PARTY — MAY 5

2 May 20152 May 2015By Normandie

Thirteen authors talk about their new releases. Win a book every half hour! Join us! Excellent line-up: 12:00 Lia Mack – Waiting for Paint to

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Goodreads Giveaway–2 Free Books!

11 November 2014By Normandie

Women’s Fiction Book Club on Goodreads is talking about Sailing out of Darkness this month. In honor of that, we’re giving away two signed copies

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Awards Sailing out of Darkness Southern fiction Thoughts

The Certificate Arrived: Thank You, Georgia RWA!

4 November 20144 November 2014By Normandie

So pretty!

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Patience and the Writing Life

29 October 201429 October 2014By Normandie

Writers know all about waiting. ALL about it. We write a story and submit it. We accumulate rejections. Finally, our agent sells a story and

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Awards Media Sailing out of Darkness Sale Thoughts women's fiction

HAVING FUN AGAIN–ASPEN GOLD FINALIST!

19 July 201419 July 2014By Normandie

Y’all know how much fun contests are. Well, this has been a delightful week for my books. Today, I learned that Sailing out of Darkness

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Boat cruising cruising by sailboat Sailing Tales Thoughts women's fiction writing on a sailboat

STORMS AND STORIES: Post-Hurricane, a Story from Mexico

6 July 20148 July 2014By Normandie

One of my WIPs begins with a scene taken from my first storm on board Sea Venture. We’d moved the boat from the CA Delta

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